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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions  — Mort Engelberg Dies …
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Variety:
Andre Braugher, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Star, Dies at 61  —  Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor who starred in the hit television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Monday after a brief illness.  He was 61.
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast Pays Tribute to Andre Braugher After His Death: ‘O Captain.  My Captain’  —  Chelsea Peretti, Terry Crews, Joe Lo Truglio and Marc Evan Jackson were among those remembering Braugher after his death at the age of 61  —  The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is mourning …
Vogue:
Sienna Miller on Her New Chapter for Vogue's Winter Issue Cover  —  On the morning I meet Sienna Miller in London, she has just attended a prenatal yoga class—the first of her pregnancy.  She went down the street to the neighborhood place and was reminded of how pleasant it is to be in the presence of other pregnant women.
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Glen Powell ‘Almost Died’ Filming ‘Anyone but You’ Nude Scene on Top of a Cliff: I Took ‘My Pants Off Too Fast’  —  Glen Powell certainly bares it all in the upcoming rom-com “Anyone but You,” especially when co-star Sydney Sweeney pulls out a large spider from the inside of his shorts.
Deirdre Durkan-simonds / Daily Mail:
Anthony Anderson to host 75th Emmy Awards delayed by Hollywood strikes: ‘I was over the moon that Taylor Swift was unavailable’  —  Black-ish star Anthony Anderson announced he will be hosting the 75th Emmy Awards, which were delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, next month.
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
Tom Cruise ‘finds love with Russian socialite’: Mission Impossible star, 61, is spotted canoodling with 36-year-old ex-wife of diamond-trading oligarch - who ‘hid her £1m handbags during their divorce battle’ - at party in London's Mayfair  — Socialite Elsina Khayrova, 36, is the ex-wife of a diamond-trading oligarch
Carly Tagen-Dye / People:
Tiffany Haddish to Tell All in New 2024 Book: ‘The Wig is Off’ (Exclusive)  —  “I find the joy in the hardest things in life,” the comedian and actress tells PEOPLE about her new book, “I Curse You With Joy”  —  Tiffany Haddish is returning to the page.  —  The comedian, actress and producer …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Daily Mail
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton Are ‘Embarrassed’ by Talk of Holiday Card Photoshop Fail (Exclusive)  —  Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton aren't happy that their holiday card is making headlines for the wrong reasons.  —  William and Kate, both 41, are “embarrassed” …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Beyoncé's Father Mathew Knowles' Memoir Heads to Market for Film and Series Adaptations (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Mathew Knowles, the prolific music manager and father to artists Beyoncé and Solange, is ready to take his life story to the screen.  —  Knowles has partnered with production company …
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / The Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: “It's Bright.  It's Vibrant.  It's Us”  —  Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and producer Oprah Winfrey unpack the “cinematic heirloom,” why they were never going to land Beyoncé and why so much is still riding on its success.
People:
Lance Bass and Joey Fatone Reveal the *NYSNC Songs That Make Them Cringe (Exclusive)  —  “It wasn't our style,” Bass told PEOPLE of the three 1997 tracks that leave them wincing  —  They may have won numerous awards and topped the charts, but Lance Bass and Joey Fatone aren't the biggest fans of all of *NSYNC's songs.
Discussion: Bustle
TMZ.com:
Shannen Doherty's Ex, Kurt Iswarienko, Denies Affair, But She Vows ‘Truth Matters’  —  SHANNEN DOHERTY HER EX DENIES AFFAIR, CLAIMS THEY WERE SEPARATED ... She Says That's a ‘Lie’ … Shannen Doherty and her estranged husband have a much different memory of how and when they split up …
Discussion: Us Weekly, RADAR, Page Six and The Blast
Chris Barilla / People:
James Cameron Says Avatar 3 Is ‘Right on Track’: ‘We Can Watch Parts of the Movie Right Now’ (Exclusive)  —  The filmmaker shared that the next installment in his award-winning series has been in production since he was making ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’  —  James Cameron is gearing up for the release of his third Avatar movie.
Discussion: Just Jared, GQ, Deadline and Variety
TMZ.com:
Jamie Spears Surfaces Without Right Leg Post-Amputation  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 410 … Jamie Spears has resurfaced without his right leg, 7 weeks after it was amputated.  —  Britney's dad was at a warehouse in Kentwood, getting out of his car, when the photos were shot.
Josh Chesler / SPIN:
Ozzy Osbourne On Health, Podcasts, Reality TV And A Half-Century Of Rock  —  There are legends in the world of hard rock, and then there's Ozzy Osbourne.  —  After helping pioneer the heavy metal genre with Black Sabbath beginning in the late '60s, Ozzy remained an icon of the hard rock world straight …
Rhian Daly / NME:
Boygenius on the enduring power of ‘The Record’: “We feel as good as we ever hoped to”  —  The boys' debut LP has been named NME's Album Of The Year.  The trio reflect on their mega-year  —  Phoebe Bridgers is driving “through the canyon” on the way to meet her Boygenius bandmates when NME calls the trio in early December.
Emmanuel Morgan / New York Times:
Wu-Tang Clan Announces Las Vegas Residency  —  The first four concert dates will begin with Super Bowl weekend in February.  —  Wu-Tang Clan will begin a Las Vegas residency in February as the city hosts its first Super Bowl, the Grammy-nominated rap collective announced on Tuesday.
James Vituscka / Daily Mail:
Bianca, 28, also flashed her nipples at an Art Basel event, sparking concerns from her friends  —  Pictured in Dubai with another cuddly toy  —  'When she returned to Kanye for the party in Dubai, she was more herself than she's ever been with him, but this did not sit well with him.
Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
Dakota Johnson Likes to Sleep for 14 Hours a Night  —  'I'm not functional if I get less than 10.  Sleep is my number one priority in life'  —  Dakota Johnson had her first star turn in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the 2015 erotic film based on the novel by E.L. James.
 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies
 
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